Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-06-29

the medicine to purify your blood and
give you strength. %
| Two car loads of stone on hand for
the new M E. church from Mason City.
Every thing is moving and the grass con.
| tinues to grow in the streets. Il
The celebrated Aultman s. Taylor
strawburning traction engines and world
renowned separators for sale by Gilbert,
son & Edgerton, Austin. Minnesota.
s.. Sweningsen will occuvy one part
of the new store being built by Lyman
Baird with his jewelrY store. The other
part will be occupied as cigar factory.
L. L. Wheelock of Owatonna will
pick the American bird of liberty at
Spring Valley, July 4. Wheelock is a
good one, and we will guarantee a good
job. ~. j $500. !. -. r.. -
-Owatonna will hold special election
tomorrow, to see see whether or no they
shall give $40, 600 bonds in aid of the
Duluth, Red Wing s Southern rail
road e. ss,H ~
Austin is doing fine work in photog-
raphy. 1t will pay you to call on him
when you want the best. Remember the
place, over Pooler 6 Webber's drug
store.
-Chinch bugs are reported quite num-
| erous in some portions of Southern Min
| nesota, but fortunately we are not
troubled but slightly with them IN this
section.
The ladies of the M. E. church hold
a missionary tea Friday afternoon with
Mrs. ]. w. Hoy. corner West Main and
Water streets. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Mercury: The case of the State of
Minnesota VS. w, A. Hotchkiss for forgery
resulted in his acquittal. He was only the
tool of scoundrel, and the jury took pity
on his gray hairs.
w. F. Sutherland has undertaken
the introduction of the new car coupler
which A. J. Elliott has been perfecting
here. Mr.. Elliott has got a good man to
push the thing for him.
George Hirsh, the popular clothing
man, will occupy the new store being
built by Amos Hin. He will have good
| location and fine room when he gets
into the new building.
The new store of Lyman Balrds has
been going along during the week in q
y.
| newest for that matter. open his eyes to
eye carpenter.
DO you like to fish? Then listen to
this: One thousand fish were caught IN
Clear Lake at Waseca, last Saturday, and
there are large numbers left. We had this
from a reliable Waseca man, and you can
depend on 1t.
| Complaints of depreciation by chinch
bugs are coming in from several parts of
the county. We hear of several fields
entirely destroyed by their persistent at
tentions. This dry weather IS making it
too pleasant for them.
Three Prairie schoners passed through
the city last week. these relics of the
past bring back many recollections to
the older ones and are objects of curiosity
| to the younger ones, so complete is the
change of few years. 3
~J.W.Hoy & Co. are making thingslively
at G. Z. Hanson's shop these days putting
their Acme Wind Mills up. They have
pushing 1t to keep up with the demand.
Farmers call and see them. g F..
| "A rabbit hunt in St. Cloud last week
Joined in by majority OF the men, boys
and dogs of the village. Austin does not
need a bounty to prevent the encroach-
ments of the 'varmints" but evidently
some of our slower neighbors do.
! "A correspondent remarks: ''The peo-
pie of Albert Lea show the right spirit
by providing electric lights, 50 that peo-
/ pie who walk on Broadway in the even
ing, can avoid the cow chips so plenti
fully scattered on the sidewalk"
! The Farmers Fire and Storm Mutual
Insurance Co. is doing some interesting
work for the farmers of the county this
summer, and that the advantages of their
! system of insurance IS appreciated is
shown by the policies that they are now
issuing. $50.
p Crater is furnishing dandy ice to
his customers this summer. Ice furnish
ed to all parts of the city in large or
small quantities. Do not suffer for want
of ice when you can get as fine an article
at the reasonable rates charged by Mr..
Crater. =.
j. 8. Anderson, A. Friedrich, G. L.
West and D. B. Smith were the represent
tatives of St. Bernard ut the Grand Com
mandery at Lake City. They had de-
| lSutIul tN1lC, anu are eutluSldSGlC III Luelr
praise of Lake City as a place for royal
entertainment. ..'t -:..,'
| We would like to say, and only re-
frain on account of the sensitiveness of
Albert Lea, that the man who keeps his
eyes OH all the new buildings going up
here has little time to sleep, in fact he
could furnish work for two slaves and
none of them get any sleep to speak of.
There will be special meeting of the
W. 9. T. y. in Mrs. Davidson's par]Ors,
at the Hotel Robinson, Saturday at 8 p.
m. 1t is desired that every member Of
the Union and all others interested, be
present as matters of Importance will be
brought before the meeting, that need
immediate attention. X .s'.s Z u
The Milwaukee road had her shops at
! Watertown, Wis, entirely consumed
by fire last week. Now If Austin had
her waterworks in operation, she could
put in an irresistible bid for their loca-
| ton here when rebuilt. Unless they can
Dc sure of water works the railroad
authorities will look askance at our offers
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